I’ve given this some thought and I think I’m right…
Dragon Lee is the brother of Dralistico who started his career as Dragon Lee before becoming Mistico not to be confused with the original Mistico who became Sin Cara but the Myzteziz and Caristico one, not the other Sin Cara.
Have been in Chicago for one day and have had four people positively comment on the CM Punk shirt I am wearing. Don’t let anyone dare tell you the man isn’t beloved in his home town.
#andNEW: Today on the #PWIPodcast, @AlCastlePWI & @BrianRSolomon catch up with @JBladeKO to chat about some of the big topics among wrestling enthusiasts following WWE NOC, AEW Forbidden Door, and more.
Find it now at the link in our bio or wherever you cast your pods 📺🎧
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce running Madison Square Garden on Friday? Bold move in a traditional WWE hotbed. Hope it works out better for them than it did for WCW in ‘93.
Who will be crowned the inaugural Knockouts Television champion?
The official bracket from @ThisIsTNA reveals a competitive field of KO division mainstays (including former World champions), rising stars, and even some NXT standouts.
Lola Vice had two very good (and very different) matches that aired this weekend. Her bouts with La Hiedra and Kendal Grey are well worth your time. MVP of the weekend for me.
July 1 2022 I wrestled what would be Joe Doering’s last match.
A month prior I’d noticed something was off with Joe. But it never crossed my mind that his cancer might have returned. In my mind he’d already faced that battle and won.
I’ve thought about it all countless times since and never asked. I think he knew the cancer had returned or at least had a gut feeling. Regardless he kept it all to himself. When it came time for the match he was down for everything. Angle slam off the apron to the floor? Let’s do it. Superplex? He was down.
I remember going to him before the match and telling him “Joe hopefully I don’t regret this. But I really want you to lay your stuff in on me out there. If you clothesline me I want my boots to come loose.” He kind of smirked like only Joe could and agreed. (And he sure did what I asked 😂)
We had a 20+ main event title match on ppv. I can’t imagine the pain or discomfort he was feeling at the time. But in true Joe fashion he was an absolute warrior.
Joe always was a professional. A class act and one hell of a wrestler. I left that match sore as shit but proud. It’s a strange feeling being both honoured and sad to have been the one that he closed out his career with. I’m just fortunate to have known him both in and out of the ring.
He fought cancer for so long. I can only hope that now he can finally rest.
❤️Joe
Joe Doering was a true fighter and an inspiration to many. The staff of PWI sends its deepest condolences to his loved ones, as well as his many friends and fans.
The wrestling world has lost a giant. 💔
Rest in peace to former TNA and AJPW star Joe Doering. An absolute beast in the squared circle and an unmatched fighter until the very end.
Sending our thoughts and prayers to his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. 🕊️
A peek at my The Way It Was column from the summer 2026 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, looking back thirty years later at the Austin 3:16 promo from King of the Ring.
Pick up the issue in print or digital at the link in the comments.